Bharat Bhushan

Bharat Bhushan's work experience includes a variety of leadership and management roles in the steel and technology industries. Bharat currently works as the Vice President (Projects, Engineering & Technology) & CIO at Tata Steel Downstream Products Limited, where they are responsible for the organization's growth and expansion projects, as well as its digital transformation journey. Prior to this, they served as the Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at Tata Metaliks, overseeing the organization's CAPEX, IT, and digital transformation. Bharat also acted as the Chief Digital Officer/General Manager (Projects) at Tata Metaliks, managing project planning and procurement for major capital schemes. Other previous roles include Chief Digital Officer (CDO)/Vice President at Vedanta Limited - Aluminium Business, General Manager at Tata Consulting Engineers Limited, and Senior Manager at Ernst & Young. Bhushan's early experience includes working as the Lead for Iron and Steel at Hatch India and Hatch Australia, a research associate at Louisiana State University, and a researcher/casual academic at the University of Sydney. Bharat started their career with an internship at JSW Steel Ltd.

Bharat Bhushan holds a Ph.D. in Advanced Data Analytics from the University of Sydney, completed between 2004 and 2007. Bharat also obtained a Master's Degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi, from 2013 to 2015. Bharat holds a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and completed their Intermediate in Science from Patna University, although the specific years are not provided. Additionally, Bharat has certifications in Project Management from TAFE, Australia, and is a Tata Business Excellence Model Assessor (Gold) from the Tata Business Excellence Group.